Podcast Episode
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Nate Reynolds, a senior fellow at the Russia Eurasia Program, to discuss how Russia is raising the stakes in its attempts to stop Europe from helping Ukraine.
Alexander Gabuev, Nate Reynolds
Podcast Episode
Will There Be a New Pro-Russia Force in Europe After Orban?
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Balázs Jarábik, author of the Essential Ukraine newsletter and founder of Minority Report Consulting, and Maksim Samorukov, a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin, to discuss the changing tides in Europe after Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary and Rumen Radev’s win in Bulgaria and what they mean for Russia, Ukraine, and the EU.
Published on Apr 23, 2026
Viktor Orban was one of the most prominent Russia supporters in Europe, blocking aid to Ukraine and trying to soften EU sanctions against Russia. Now that he is gone, will there be a drastic change in Hungary's foreign policy and relations with Moscow? Was Russia able to influence EU policy at all through Hungary? And what can be expected of the new Russia-sympathetic government of Rumen Radev in Bulgaria?
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